2019
Juno Films
1 h 38 m

2019
Juno Films
1 h 38 m

Summary Pauline Kael was likely the most powerful, and influential, movie critic of the 20th century. Her love of movies was revealed in her ruthless pursuit of what made a movie or an actor's performance work, or not, and why -- which made her a lightning rod amongst colleagues and readers. The latter golden age of movies of the 1960s and 1970s...

Directed By: Rob Garver

Written By: Rob Garver

2019
Juno Films
1 h 38 m

2019
Juno Films
1 h 38 m

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Name: What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Released: 2019-12-13
Duration: 1 min 38 s
Rating: 68
Cast: Pauline Kael, John Guare, David Edelstein, Greil Marcus, Gina James

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews

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Variety

Dec 1, 2019

An exquisitely crafted documentary about the woman who was arguably the greatest movie critic who ever lived.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Dec 1, 2019

Befitting the subject's personality and entertainment predilections, What She Said is adamantly engaging, full of lively, appreciative voices that, more than anything else, bring her enthusiasm and keen-mindedness back to life.

By Todd McCarthy FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Feb 12, 2020

What She Said pays fitting homage, not just to a great writer but to a vanished age.

By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW

IndieWire

Nov 28, 2018

Despite that iffy start, Garver’s film blossoms into something more comprehensive than complimentary, a film that doesn’t balk at the trickier aspects of Kael’s career, even as it never fully engages with the tensions that informed her.

By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW

Film Threat

Jan 23, 2020

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael is a wonderful visitation of the famed critic’s life. It’s also a great place to start if you know nothing about her.

By Lorry Kikta FULL REVIEW

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Jan 15, 2020

The state of modern criticism has never been so splintered. We create harsher and harsher binaries in our online response to cinema every day, so reading Kael can make you go, “Hey, remember pleasure?” While Garver’s documentary isn’t worthy of its subject’s fascinating artistic legacy, I anxiously await the one that is.

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The New York Times

Dec 26, 2019

A numbing torrent of largely unidentified film clips and poorly labeled commentary, Rob Garver’s overstuffed tribute to the life and work of America’s best-known — and most written about — film critic is at times barely coherent.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company 29Pictures, Good Wizard, MadPix

Release Date Dec 13, 2019

Duration 1 h 38 m

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Website http://www.paulinekaelmovie.com/

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Awards

Tallgrass International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Miami Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Gasparilla International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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